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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier's first crew named

Royal Navy Leading Hand Claire Butler |A Middlesbrough woman has become the first crew member of the Royal Navy's largest ever warship - eight years before it comes into service.

Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is the first of two 65,000-tonne ships under construction in Scotland.

Rear Adm Steve Brunton presented Leading Hand Claire Butler with the first "cap tally" band for her hat with the carrier's name on it.

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